[CPEO-BIF] Superfund VOCs in Dayton, Ohio's Sole-Source Aquifer

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

VOICES: How toxic industrial spills have contaminated our groundwater

By Abinash Agrawal
Springfield News-Sun (OH)
August 1, 2021

The Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (GMBVA) system is the city of Dayton’s drinking water source. The aquifer can be described as a large network of underground water-bearing sediment deposit, which formed about 11,000 years ago. The GMBVA system is situated at shallow depth, and has a high overall capacity to supply drinking water upon pumping.

The GMBVA is recognized as a Sole Source Aquifer by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). This designation applies only to aquifers serving as the sole or principal source of drinking water for the local area and which, if contaminated, would create a significant hazard to public health. Due to its shallow depth (close proximity to the ground surface), and the presence of a relatively thin protective sediment cover, the Ohio EPA has found the GMBVA system to be under the influence of surface water by recharge that makes it susceptible to contamination.

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For the entire column, see
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/voices-how-toxic-industrial-spills-have-contaminated-our-groundwater/NUIMSH4YIVFK7KBFGA2XAY7NIM/

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Lenny Siegel
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